Stories from the Field
As we work to provide water, we're committed to helping people like you meet your global neighbors and to realize that we all share the same basic needs. We hope to break down stereotypes and the false distinctions between the so-called winners and losers, rich and poor, the needy and charitable, by introducing you to the people we serve with the respect and admiration they rightfully deserve.
These are stories of hope, told in the words of those who carry out this work every day - our friends in the field.
Pewullay Primary School
Things at Pewullay Primary School are better in the year since the rehabilitation of their well. The most significant improvement the students have enjoyed over the year is that they no longer come to school late due to time spent getting water each morning. Now, they have clean and safe drinking water in the school's compound. "We thank God be...
Tintafor Community, Shyllon Street
"Our suffering for water is currently a thing of the past," said Isha I. Sesay to our field officer during a recent visit to the well at Shyllon Street in Tintafor, Sierra Leone. We spoke to her about the difference the well has made in her life a year since the project was completed. "Kamasondo Stream used to be our alternative water source - a ...
DEC Mathem Primary School
Things at DEC Mathem Primary School have improved significantly in the year since the well project was completed. The water user committee is working tirelessly to see that the well is functioning. "My people and my fellow pupils no longer go to the stream to fetch water. We are very happy in school and the community," 14-year-old student Emma Kor...
Komrabai Community, 35 Port Loko Road
The water from the well at 35 Port Loko Road in Komrabai Community, Sierra Leone is clean and safe and the people are living happily because of this project, reported our field officers after a recent visit. Things really have improved in the year since the project was completed. "We were suffering for water and finding it difficult to clean our c...
Mabendo Community Well
The lives of community members in Mabendo have improved significantly over the past year, particularly in the area of hygiene and sanitation. This is due to the availability of safe water throughout the year thanks to their rehabilitated well. “Since the completion of this project here, we have seen great changes in this community. We no longer ...